U dva navrata - mislio sam vise prvi put kad ga vidimo kada rokne onog lika isto u restoranu. Aludiram da je Tonya ubio isti lik, i da tamo nije slucajno.
Ko god da je narucio hit, moje misljenje je da je Patsy, pokazao mu je samo sliku Tonya. Da mu je pokazao sliku obitelji, drugacije bi odreagirao na prolazak pored Medow. Odao bih ga neki detalj da je prepoznaje.
Ali ubojica ne prolazi pored Meadow. Kada on prolazi pored Sopranosa, Meadow još nije ni stigla u restoran. Također, ubojica u restoranu ranije u members only jakni nije taj isti lik iz zadnje epizode, već Eugene Pontecorvo, Tonyev lik prema kojem je Tony ispao govno kao rijetko kada u cijeloj seriji kad ga nije pustio da se umirovi iako ga je ovaj preklinjao. Na kraju je počinio samoubojstvo. Tonyeva ljigavost u toj situaciji je baš snažno prikazana i naravno nije slučajno da mu na kraju presudi lik koji podsjeća, tj. simbolizira Eugena Pontecorva. Ali svakako nije to isti lik.
Ja se opet vraćam na to parkiranje Meadow. Nije slučajno da se u ključne 4 minute serije minutu ipol prikazuje nju kako ne uspijeva bočno uparkirati i kako kad napokon uspije trči prema restoranu, tj. kasni. Zašto?
Kada vjerojatni Tonyev ubojica ulazi u toalet kut kamere također nije slučajan. Jasno pokazuje da je mjesto do Tonya još jedino slobodno za stolom i da je baš to mjesto, tj. prazni prostor okrenuto točno prema toaletu. Mjesto na kojem nema Meadow jer kasni. Dakle pri izlasku iz toaleta hoda se ravno na Tonya, a pored njega nema nekoga tko mi mogao preuzeti taj metak.
Također, upečatljivo je što se pucanj ne čuje, već se samo zacrni. U jako snažnoj sceni u čamcu na rijeci kada pričaju Tony i Bobby Baccala, Tony ga pita što misli kako je to kad te ubiju, a Bobby mu odgovori da vjeruje da ni ne čuješ kada ti se to desi. Jako upečatljivo.
Ima još brdo simbola (spoiler ispod teksta) o kojima se i dan danas raspravlja, genijalac Chase kao da je znao da će se sve godinama secirati- briljantno odrađeno.
The “Members Only” Connection to Tony's Death
The first episode of “The Sopranos” Season 6 is entitled “Members Only.” The title of the episode refers to the character of Eugene Pontecorvo, who wears a “Members Only” jacket. In the episode, Vito Spatafore makes fun of Eugene for wearing the jacket. Numerous clues in this episode foreshadow Tony Soprano’s death:
In the episode, Eugene Pontecorvo commits suicide after Tony refuses to let him “retire” from mob life and move with his family to Florida after receiving a $2 million dollar inheritance.
Major clues indicating Tony’s death in the final scene from this episode include:
1. Tony is shot in this episode.
2. The shirts worn by Tony when he is shot in both episodes have similar patterns.
3. Eugene is assigned to kill a man:
a. the victim is a fat man (i.e. Tony)
b. Eugene is wearing the “Members Only Jacket” when he shoots the man (just like Man in Members Only Jacket in Holsten’s)
c. the victim is sitting and eating in a restaurant when he is shot (like Tony)
d. the victim’s name is Teddy Spirodakis, initials T.S. (Tony Soprano)
e. the victim was killed for owing money to the mob (this may foreshadow Tony’s gambling problem later in the season)
f. the bell on the door rings when Eugene enters the diner (just like the bells of Holsten’s).
The final season opening episode “Members Only” where Tony is shot by Junior. In the same episode, Eugene, in his “Members Only” jacket shoots Teddy Spirodakis (T.S.=Tony Soprano) in an eatery.
4. Eugene’s wife, angry that Tony will not let Eugene retire to Florida tells Eugene: “Tony, Tony ! Why don’t you kill him, put a bullet in his fucking head.”
5. Eugene tries to placate his wife: “A year from now, two years, everything could be different, Tony could be gone.”
6. An FBI agent tells Eugene “You are our designated hitter.” (because Ray Curto has died).
7. The final shot of "Members Only" is an overhead shot of Tony losing consciousness after he is shot by Uncle Junior. The opening shot of "Made in America," the final episode, is the exact same shot, with Tony waking up while organ music plays on the radio (foreshadowing his future funeral).
8. In the final shot of Tony in “Members Only” discussed above (7), the screen fades to black as Tony slowly loses consciousness with the music playing in Junior’s kitchen. When Tony is shot in the final episode, the screen cuts sharply to black (and the music suddenly cuts out) representing instant loss of consciousness and death. (Echoing Bobby Baccalieri’s observation that, “You probably don't even hear it when it happens, right?”)
9. After Eugene’s murder of Spirodakis, Eugene listens to Blondie’s song “Dreaming.” Tony enters Holsten’s while Little Feat’s song “All That You Dream” plays in the diner jukebox.
The Last Supper: In the final episode (S6/2, “Made in America”), Tony’s dinner with Meadow foreshadows his impending death. In New York City, Meadow asks Tony why they’re having dinner; Tony answers, “We used to have dinner all the time—you’re gonna get married and my chances are flying by me.” Meadow never makes it to the booth at Holsten’s before the "lights go out" for Tony.
Kennedy references in “Made in America:” When Tony visits Silvio in the hospital,l a commercial can be heard on the hospital room television for a product called “The Magic Bullet.” This is a reference to the Kennedy assassination, where John F. Kennedy was shot in the back of the head, just like Tony. Both Tony and Kennedy did not see or hear it coming. Both were shot in front of their wives. During the Janice-Junior scene in the finale, Janice asks Junior if he remembers Bobby (Bacala). Junior answers “Ambassador Hotel?,” which was where Bobby Kennedy was shot in the head.
Also note that Chase knew we would be analyzing the final scene like the “Zapruder” film. The 18th episode of the final season is aptly titled “Kennedy and Heidi” (the finale is three episodes later). In that episode Tony notes at Christopher’s funeral that his widow, Kelly Moltisanti, looks like “Jackie Kennedy.”
The voice over of the “Magic Bullet” commercial that plays in Sil’s hospital room (see above) talks about “chopping onions,” which foreshadows Tony and his family eating onion rings during the final scene at Holsten’s.
The voiceover says “The Magic Bullet is a personal, versatile counter top magician that does any job in 10 seconds or less.” The length of the blackout is “10 seconds.” The “Man in the Members Only jacket” who sits at the Holsten’s “counter top” before he kills Tony is the “magician” who makes Tony permanently disappear.
Just after the “Magic Bullet” commercial is heard in Silvio’s hospital room, Tony looks up at the television, which is playing the movie “Little Miss Sunshine:” It is the scene where the little girl is running and screaming (we hear the screams, as well). This foreshadows (and substitutes for) Meadow’s screams—which the viewer will not hear—after she walks into Holsten’s and sees Tony murdered.
